Cold-shooting sinks Golden Eagles

Omaha, Neb. — It was a cold day for the Marquette University women's basketball team.

And it had nothing to do with a polar vortex.

The Golden Eagles never warmed up to the baskets at the D.J. Sokol Arena. As a result, Creighton easily knocked off Marquette, 83-64, in a Big East game Saturday.

The tone was set in the first half when the Golden Eagles shot a brutally cold 22%.

In addition, Marquette (13-5, 4-3) went more than seven minutes without scoring. Katherine Plouffe ended the icy spell with a basket that cut Creighton's lead to 35-23 with 4 minutes 43 seconds to go in the half.

The Blue Jays (12-8, 6-2) took a 44-27 lead at intermission and never looked back.

The Golden Eagles were led by junior Apiew Ojulu with 12 points, while classmates Arlesia Morse and Cristina Bigica added 11 and 10 points, respectively.

Creighton was led by Marissa Janning with a game-high 23 points, while Brianna Rollerson finished with 12 points.